On September 10, 2024, 14-year-old Dior Andre Simmons was found with a gunshot wound in the 1300 block of Harrison Street in New Bern. He was taken to CarolinaEast Medical Center and later to ECU Health Medical Center, where he died overnight. Two 14-year-old male residents of New Bern were identified in the investigation; one was taken into custody the evening of September 10 and the other the next morning. Both juveniles were charged with second-degree murder and placed in the Pitt County Juvenile Detention Center; their identities have not been released because of their ages.

The Duffyfield Child Development Center nearby was briefly put on lockdown as a precaution and has since reopened. A funeral service for Dior was held on September 20, 2024, at Latitude Church on Race Track Road. He is survived by his parents, Quayana Glenn and Corey Simmons, and five brothers: Jaiile'el Simmons, Qu'ron Simmons, Jayvion Davis, Davon Small, and Daquavius Small. If anyone has information that could help clarify what happened that afternoon, please come forward.